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CW: (view spoiler)[mother died giving birth to twins (not actually described but referred to), life threatening water shortage on their journey, man holds knife against girls neck saying he will cut her throat because that is what happened to his family, lots of killing and violence (off-page) (hide spoiler)]

Well that was a really well written and emotional middle school novel.

I knew very little about this huge forced migration of so many people during the creation of Pakistan. On finishing I spent quite some time reading about the partition and how awful life was for the many displaced people on both sides of the divide. Nisha's story is so raw as it is told through letters to her mother who had died when she was a baby. It feels like quite a harsh story but it is appropriate for middle school students with an adult available to discuss any of the more challenging moments. It really was a heart-warming story about the strength of family and I thoroughly recommend it.